Dallas County vs Newton County

A side-by-side comparison of Dallas County and Newton County: population, income, housing, and more.

Dallas County and Newton County are counties in Arkansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Newton County has the higher population (7,175 vs 6,351 in Dallas County). Newton County has the higher median household income ($47,395 vs $44,694 in Dallas County). Newton County has the higher median home value ($178,800 vs $98,200 in Dallas County).

Population, income & housing

	Dallas County	Newton County
Population	6,351	7,175
Median age	44.5 yrs	48.9 yrs
Median household income	$44,694	$47,395
Median home value	$98,200	$178,800
Median gross rent	$626	$629
Housing units	3,490	4,107
Homeownership rate	71.2%	72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.1%	14.3%
Unemployment rate	8.5%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dallas County	Newton County
Population	7,279 → 6,351 (-12.7%)	7,812 → 7,175 (-8.2%)
Median household income	$38,072 → $44,694 (+17.4%)	$38,082 → $47,395 (+24.5%)
Median home value	$70,400 → $98,200 (+39.5%)	$114,700 → $178,800 (+55.9%)
Median gross rent	$673 → $626 (-7.0%)	$547 → $629 (+15.0%)

Dallas County

Population

7,2796,351

Median household income

$38,072$44,694

Median home value

$70,400$98,200

Median gross rent

$673$626

Newton County

Population

7,8127,175

Median household income

$38,082$47,395

Median home value

$114,700$178,800

Median gross rent

$547$629

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dallas County	Newton County
Under 5	5.0%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.2%	7.8%
35 to 44	11.4%	10.2%
45 to 54	9.9%	11.8%
55 to 64	14.9%	16.0%
65 to 74	14.6%	16.0%
75 and over	10.4%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dallas County	Newton County
White (non-Hispanic)	52.3%	92.6%
Black or African American	43.8%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.4%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.4%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dallas County	Newton County
No high school diploma	11.0%	14.6%
High school graduate	48.4%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	29.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dallas County	Newton County
Drove alone	83.6%	72.9%
Carpooled	8.7%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.2%	15.7%
Other means	2.7%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dallas County	Newton County
1-unit, detached	71.4%	81.2%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	2.5%	1.7%
20 or more units	3.5%	0.9%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Dallas County	Newton County
Poverty rate	11.2%	13.3%
Average household size	2.49	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	20	33
Median year structure built	1978	1981